Photonics and Display Group
Nano and Bio Photonics

Yi-Hsin Lin

Phone: 407-823-4965
Fax: 407-823-6880
E-mail: yilin@mail.ucf.edu
University of Central Florida
School of Optics - CREOL
4000 Central Florida Boulevard
PO Box 162700
Orlando, Florida 32816-2700

 

    

LC droplets flow and then are fixed by the polymer matrix during UV curing process.

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Educational History

07/2002-05/2006

PhD in Optics, College of Optics and Photonics/CREOL, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida

Thesis: Polarization Independent Liquid Crystal Devices.

08/1998-07/2000

M.S. in the Institute of Electro-optical Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.

09/1994-07/1998

B.S. in Physics, Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.

 

Professional Experience

05/2006-06/2006

Visiting Research Scientist, College of Optics and Photonics/CREOL, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida

09/2001-06/2002

Research Assistant in National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu,Taiwan

09/2000-02/2001

Research Assistant in Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

 

Awards

06/4/2006

2006 SID Travel Grant Award

05/21/2006

2006 CLEO/QELS Travel support and waived registration

05/2006

Finalist of New Focus/ Bookham Student Award

04/2006

Finalist of Student of the Year Award

03/2006

SGA Special Scholarship

03/2006

Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges

05/29/2005

First place of the 16th Chinese-American Scholar Association of Florida student paper contest

08/2/2005

SPIE Educational Scholarship in Optical Science and Engineering

01/26/2005

2005 Newport Research Excellence Award

01/22/2005

2005 SPIE Student Travel Contingency Award

05/22/2004

2004 SID Travel Grant Award

09/1/2002

School of Optics/CREOL Fellowship

06/2000

The member of the Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of the Republic of China

07/1999-07/2000

Fellowship for Outstanding Academic Achievement, NCTU, Taiwan

09/1999

Academic Achievement Award, NCTU, Taiwan

07/1998-07/1999

Fellowship for the research project of National Science Council, Taiwan

 

Leadership

 

08/2005-08/2006

President of IEEE/LEOS Orlando student chapter

08/2004-08/2005

Vice-president of SPIE student chapter at CREOL

08/2004-08/2006

Associate vice-president of CREOL Association of Optics Student (CAOS)

 

 

 

Publications

 

  1. H. Ren, Y. H. Lin, and S. T. Wu, "An adaptive lens using liquid crystal concentration redistribution" , Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 191116 (May 8, 2006).  
  2. Y. H. Lin, H. Ren, S. Gauza, Y. H. Wu, Y. Zhou, and S. T. Wu, "High contrast and fast response polarization-independent reflective display using a dye-doped dual-frequency liquid crystal gel" , Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 453, 371-378 (2006).
  3. Y. H. Wu, Y. H. Lin, J. H. Lee, H. Ren, X. Nie , and S. T. Wu, "Axially-symmetric sheared polymer network liquid crystals and applications", Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 454, 351-362 (2006).  
  4. H. Ren, Y. H. Lin, and S. T. Wu, "Flat polymeric microlens array", Opt. Comm. 261, 296-299 (March 15, 2006)
  5. Y. H. Lin, H. Ren, S. Gauza, Y. H. Wu, Y. Zhao, J. Fang, and S. T. Wu, "IPS-LCD using a glass substrate and an anisotropic polymer film", J. Display Technology 2, 21-25 (March, 2006).
  6. H. Ren, Y. H. Lin, and S. T. Wu, "Polarization independent phase modulators using double-layered liquid crystal gels",  Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 061123 (Feb. 6, 2006).
  7. Y. H. Lin, H. Ren, S. Gauza, Y. H. Wu, X. Liang, and S. T. Wu, “Reflective direct-view display using a dye-doped dual-frequency liquid crystal gel", J. Display Technology 1, 230-233 (Dec. 2005). 
  8. J. Li, G. Baird, Y. H. Lin, H. Ren, and S. T. Wu, “Refractive index matching between liquid crystals and photopolymers" , J. SID 13, 1017-1026 (Dec. 2005). 
  9. J. H. Lee, X. Zhu, Y. H. Lin, W. K. Choi, T. C. Lin, S. C. Hsu, H. Y. Lin, and S. T. Wu, "High ambient-contrast-ratio display using tandem reflective liquid crystal display and organic light-emitting device", Opt. Express 13,  9431-9438 (Nov. 14, 2005).
  10. H. Ren, Y. H. Lin, C. H. Wen, and S. T. Wu, “Polarization-independent phase modulation of a homeotropic liquid crystal gel", Appl. Phys. Lett.  87, 191106 (Nov. 7, 2005).  
  11. Y. H. Lin, H. Ren, Y, H, Wu, Y. Zhao, J. Fang, Z. Ge and S. T. Wu, "Polarization-independent phase modulator using a thin polymer-separated double-layered structure", Opt. Express 13,  8746-8752 (Oct. 31, 2005).  
  12. Y. H. Wu, J. H. Lee, Y. H. Lin, H. Ren, and S. T. Wu, “SImultaneous measurement of phase retardation and optical axis using an axially-symmetric sheared polymer network liquid crystal", Opt. Express 13, 7045-7051 (Sept. 5, 2005). (This paper was selected as a feature article)
  13. Y. H. Lin, H. Ren, Y. H. Fan, Y. H. Wu, and S. T. Wu, "Polarization-independent and fast-response phase modulation using a normal-mode polymer-stabilized cholesteric texture", J. Appl. Phys. 98,  043112 (August 15, 2005).
  14. Y. H. Wu,  X. Liang, Y. Q. Lu, Fang Du, Y. H. Lin, and S. T. Wu, “Variable optical attenuator using polymer-stabilized dual-frequency liquid crystal", Appl. Opt. 44, 4394-4397 (July 10, 2005).
  15. X. Nie, Y. H. Lin, T. X. Wu, H. Wang, Z. Ge, and S. T. Wu, “Polar anchoring energy measurement of vertically-aligned liquid crystal cells", J. Appl. Phys.  98, 013516 (June 15, 2005).
  16. Y. H. Wu, Y. H. Lin, H. Ren, X. Nie, J. H. Lee, and S. T. Wu, “Axially-symmetric sheared polymer network liquid crystals" , Opt. Express  13, 4638-4644 (June 13, 2005).
  17. H. Ren, Y. H. Lin, Y. H. Fan, and S. T. Wu, “Polarization-independent phase modulation using a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal" , Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 141110 (April 11, 2005).
  18. H. W. Ren, Y. H. Lin, Y. H. Fan, and S. T. Wu, “Tunable-focus microlens arrays using nanosized polymer-dispersed liquid crystal droplets" Opt. Comm, 247, 101-106 (March 1, 2005).
  19. H. Ren, J. R. Wu, Y. H. Fan, Y. H. Lin, and S. T. Wu, “Hermaphroditic liquid-crystal microlens", Opt. Lett., 30,  376-378 (Feb. 15, 2005).
  20. Y. H. Lin, H. Ren, Y. H. Wu, X. Liang and S. T. Wu, “Pinning effect on the phase separation dynamics of thin polymer-dispersed liquid crystals” Optics Express 13,468-474 (Jan. 24, 2005).
     (This paper was selected as a feature article) Paper link
  21. Y. H. Lin, H. Ren, K. H. Fang-Chiang, W. K. Choi, S. Gauza, X. Zhu and S. T. Wu, “Tunable-focus cylindrical liquid crystal lenses” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 44, 243-244 (Jan. 11, 2005).
  22. Y. H. Wu, Y. H. Lin, Y. Q. Lu, H. Ren, Y. H. Fan, J. R. Wu and S. T. Wu, "Submillisecond response variable optical attenuator based on sheared polymer network liquid crystal" Opt. Express 12, 6377-6384 (Dec.13, 2004).  
  23. H. Ren, Y. H. Lin, Y. H. Fan, and S. T. Wu, “In-plane switching liquid crystal gel for polarization independent light switch”, J. Appl. Phys. 96, 3609-3611 (Oct. 1, 2004)..
  24. Y. H. Fan, H. Ren, X. Liang, Y. H. Lin, and S. T. Wu, “Dual-frequency liquid crystal gels with submillisecond response time” Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 2451-3 (Sep. 27, 2004).
  25. Y. H. Lin, H. Ren and S. T. Wu,“ High Contrast Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal in a 900 twisted cell” Appl. Phys. Lett. 84 4083-4085 (2004).
  26. Y. Lu, F. Du, Y. H. Lin and S. T. Wu,“ Variable optical attenuator based on polymer stabilized twisted nematic liquid crystal” Optics Express 12, 1221-1227 (April 5, 2004).
  27. Y. H. Fan, Y. H. Lin, H. Ren, S. Gauza and S. T. Wu, “Fast-response and scattering-free polymer network liquid crystals for infrared light modulators,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 84 1233-1235 (2004).
  28. Y. H. Lai, C. T. Yeh, Y. H. Lin, and W. H. Hung, “Adsorption and thermal decomposition of H2S on Si(100)” ,
    Surf. Sci. 519 1-2 150-156 (2002)

 

 

Conference Proceedings

 
  1. Y. H. Lin, H. Ren, Y. H. Wu,, W. Y. Li, X. Liang, and S. T. Wu,“ High-Performance Reflective and Transflective Displays Using Guest-Host Liquid-Crystal Gels”, SID 2006 (San Francisco)
  2. Y. H. Lin, H. Ren, Y. H. Wu, Y. Zhao, J. Fang, Z. Ge, and  S. T. Wu, “Polarization-Independent Liquid Crystal Phase Modulator With a Large Phase Shift and Low Operating Voltage”, CLEO/QELS 2006 (Long Beach, California)
  3. Y. H. Wu, J. H. Lee ,Y. H. Lin, H. Ren and S. T. Wu, “A New Method for Simultaneous Measurement of Phase Retardation and Optical Axis of a Compensation Film”, (Invited Talk) SPIE Photonics West (Jan. 21, 2006)
  4. Y. H. Lin, H. W Ren, Y. H. Wu, Xiao Liang and S. T. Wu, “Polarization independent liquid crystal devices”, (Invited Talk) ROC Taiwan Liquid Crystal Society annual meeting (Dec. 30, 2005)
  5. S. T. Wu, Y. H. Lin, H. Ren, Y, H, Wu, Y. Zhao, J. Fang, and S. Gauza, "Novel lliquid crystal alignment layer using an anisotropic polymer film", (Invited Talk) The 61st Southwest and the 57th Southeast Joint Regional Meeting of the American Chemical society (Memphis, Nov. 1-4, 2005)
  6. Y. H. Wu, Y. H. Lin, J. H. Lee, H. Ren, X. Nie and S.T. Wu, "Axially-symmetric sheared polymer network liquid crystals and applications", The 11th International topical meeting on optics of liquid crystal, 164 (Florida, Oct. 2-7, 2005)
  7. Y. H. Lin, H. Ren, S. Gauza, Y.H. Wu, and S.T. Wu, "High contrast and fast response polarization-independent reflective display using a dye-doped dual-frequency liquid crystal gel", The 11th International topical meeting on optics of liquid crystal, 154 (Florida, Oct. 2-7, 2005)
  8. Jun Li, Sebastian Gauza, Yi-Hsin Lin and S. T. Wu, "Origins of liquid crystal refractive indices", (Invited Lecture) Proc. of the 3rd student-organizing international mini-conference on information electronics system(SOIM-COE05), 103-106 (Sendai, Japan, Oct. 6-7, 2005)
  9. Y. H. Lin, H. Ren, Y. H. Wu, X. Liang and S. T. Wu, „Surface pinning effect of thin polymer-dispersed liquid crystals“,(Invited Lecture) Proc. Of the 3rd student-organizing international mini-conference on information electronics system )SOIM-COE05), 107-110 (Sendai, Japan, Oct. 6-7, 2005).
  10. Y. H. Wu, Y. H. Lin, Y. Q. Lu, H. Ren, Y. H. Fan, J. R. Wu, and S.T. Wu, “Sheared polymer network liquid crystal for fast-response variable optical attenuators”, Proc. SPIE, ”Novel Optical Materials”, 5936, 59360J (Aug. 22, 2005)
  11. Y. H. Lin, H. Ren, S. Gauza, Y. H. Wu, and S. T. Wu,“ Single-substrate IPS-LCD using an anisotropic polymer film”, Proc. SPIE, ”Novel Optics”, 5936, 59360O (Aug. 20, 2005)
  12. X. Nie, H. Wang, Z. Ge, T. X. Wu, Y. H. Lin, and S. T. Wu, "Polar anchoring energy measurement of vertically aligned liquid crystal cells", SID Tech. Digest 36, 780-783 (Boston, MA, May 23-27, 2005).
  13. Y. H. Lin, H. Ren, Y. H. Wu, X. Liang and S. T. Wu, “Surface anchoring effect on the morphology and performance of PDLC”, (Invited Paper)Proc. SPIE, "Emerging LC Technology", 5741, 74-82 (January 26-27, 2005).
  14. Y. H. Lin, H. Ren, Y. H. Wu, X. Liang and S. T. Wu,  “High contrast reflective display using a polymer-dispersed Liquid Crystal”, 17th IEEE/LEOS Annual Meeting, 1 39-40 (Puerto Rico, Nov. 8-11, 2004).
  15. Y. H. Lin, H. Ren and S. T. Wu, “Twisted PDLC for high-contrast reflective display” SID Tech. Digest 35, 614-7 (2004).
  16. Y. H. Fan, Y. H. Lin, H. Ren, S. Gauza and S. T. Wu,“ Fast-Response polymer network liquid crystals for optical communications” SID Tech. Digest 35, 1526-9 (2004).
  17. S. Gauza, C. H. Wen, B. Tan, Y. H. Wu, Y. H. Lin and S. T. Wu “High-birefringnece and low-viscosity isothiocyaniane liquid crystals and applications to 50-µs response switching device” SID Tech. Digest 35, 1304-7 (2004).
  18. T. J. Chen, Y. H. Lin and S. H. Chen, “Generation of TE01 and TM01 modes from doubly clad fiber with NLC outer cladding” ,ILCC2002, P.387 (2002).
  19. T. J. Chen, Y. H. Lin and S. H. Chen,“Temperature sensor employing liquid-crystal-clad fiber as a modal filter”; Proceeding of Optics and Photonics Taiwan’01, P.1044-1045 (2001).
  20. T. J. Chen, Y. H. Lin and S. H. Chen ,”Use of liquid-crystal-clad fiber in dual-mode fiber sensor”; Proceeding of Optics and Photonics Taiwan’99, P. 683-686 (1999).

Others

1.      Y. H. Lin, H. Ren, S. Gauz, Y. H. Wu, Y. H. Fan and S. T. Wu. “High-contrast in-plane switching liquid crystal liquid crystal displays using a single glass substrate and an anisotropic film“, Poster at Industrial Affiliates' Day 2005 , p16 (April 1, 2005) (photo)

2.      Y. H. Lin, H. Ren, Y. H. Wu, X. Liang and S. T. Wu, “Pinning effect on the phase separation dynamics of thin polymer-dispersed liquid crystals”, CREOL hightlights, p4 (April 2005)

3.      CREOL e-hightlight, vol.1 Iss. 1 (March 2005)

4.      H. Ren, Y. H. Fan, Y. H. Lin, and S. T. Wu, “Getting in Tune: Tunable-focal-length liquid crystal lenses” (Feature article) OE Magazine pp. 25-27 (September, 2004)

5.      Y. H. Lin and S. H. Chen, ”Improvement on the temperature sensitivity of a dual mode fiber sensing”; Master's thesis (2000)

6.      Y. H. Lin and C. C. Chi, ”Research on the potential energy of microparticle in optical tweezer”; Research project of the National Science Council (1998)


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